Shade and curtain support



E. H. FURNICE.

SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 28, 1919.

1,335,373. Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

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'ELLIS'I'I. FURNICE, OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS.

SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

Application filed October 28, 1919.

a shade or a curtain a. desired distance from the window to permit of air passing in and out of the'room forventilating the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket of-the class described having novel means whereby the same may be secured to a window frame without the possibility of accidental displacement.

- A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket of the classdescribed which is 7 simple to apply, of lightand simple construction and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and'in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout'the same.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved bracket applied,

Fig. 2 is a perspectiveof one of the brackets embodied in the invention;

. Fig. 8 is a perspective of another bracket embodying the invention.

Fig. 4; is a side elevation of a modified form of bracket.

In the drawing wherein. for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 generally designates a window frame to which a pair of brackets 6 and 7 are adapted to be applied for supporting a shade 8 and a curtain pole 9.

As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 the bracket 6 is formed from a blank of elongated metal having one edge rolled for providing a sleeve or barrel 10 adapted for the reception of a fastening element 11 such as a long nail. screw or spike. The forward end portion of the spike or nail may be provided with a Specification of LettersPatent. Patented 30, 192() Serial No. 334,020.

plurality of circumferential ribs 12 adapted to secure the bracket in position upon being attached to a window frame as illustrated in Fig. 1. Aplurality of elongated slots 13 are provided in the bracket 6 and open out through the-upper edge of the same whereby the square end 14: of the shade pintle may be readily received within the same. The rear end portion of the bracket 6 is provided with a pointed prong 15 arranged in spaced parallel relation to the forward end of the fastening element 11 and is adapted to engage the window and prevent rotation of the bracket on the fastening element. The opposite end portion of the bracket is bent upon itself as indicated at 16 for providing a head or striking element adapted to be engaged by a hammer for drivin forward the end of the spike 1:2 and the prong 15-into the window frame. r

The other bracket 7 is rolled along one edge to. provide a sleeve or barrel 17 adapted. for the reception of a spike or nail 18 having its forward end portion provided with a plurality of peripheral ribs 19. As illustrated in Fig. 3 the rear end portion of the bracket 7 is provided with a prong 19 arranged above the spike 18 and adapted for penetrating the window frame whereby rotation of the bracket about the spike 18 is prevented. The forward end portion of the bracket is bent upon itself as indicated at 20 for forming a striking element adapted to be engaged by a hammer when it is desired to insert the forward end portion of-the spike and the bracket into the window frame. plurality of spaced transversely extending elongated slots 21 are provided in the bracket 7 an d open out into a longitudinally extending elongated slot 2.2. The slots 21 are adapted to receive the rounded end portion of the shadepintle when the shade is arranged in front of a window. In applying the brackets 6 and 7 the attaching devices and prongs of the same are driven into the window frame as illustrated in Fig. 1 and the end portions of the shade are subsequentlv positioned within the slots 13 and 21. When it is desired to position the shade relatively close to the window, the pintle of the same is inserted into the forward slots and when it is desired to space the shade from the window for ventilation or other purposes, the end portions of the pintle may be positioned in the rear slots. In transferring the rounded end portion of the pintle from one slot to another, the same is passed through the longitudinally extending slot 22..

5 The upper edge of each bracket isprovided with a plurality of vertically spaced tongues 23 adapted to be received within the openings of a curtain pole 9. The curtain may be positioned the desired distance from the window by connecting the end portions of the pole to the proper tongue 23.

In the modified form of the invention ,illustrated in Fig. 4L, a bracket 24: is rolled along one longitudinal edge portion for providing a sleeve or barrel 25. In this form of the invention the bracket is formed from a single blank of metal having its forward end portion rolled and tapered to provide an anchoring device 26 arranged in longitudinal alinement with the barrel 25. The anchoring device 26 is provided with a plurality of circumferential ribs 27 adapted to secure the device in position. As in the other forms of the invention, the anchoring prong 28 is provided at the upper edge of the bracket and is adapted for preventing the rotation of the bracket when the same is applied. In this form of the invention,

the detachable spike or fastening element is dispensed with and the barrel is provided with a filling of lead or other soft metal 29.

The filling 29 strengthens the barrel 25 and enables the same to be hammered for forcing the anchoring device 26 into the window frame. The rear end portion of the bracket 24 is bent upon itself as indicated at 30 for forming a striking element which is adapted to be engaged by a hammer in driving the bracket into the window.

It is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and the construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A shade bracket including a metallic body having a shade engaging means, one edge portion of said body being rolled to provide a longitudinally extending attaching barrel, and a prong extending forwardly from said body and formed integral with the same.

2. A shade bracket formed from a single blank of metal having onev edge portion rolled to provide a longitudinally extending attaching member and provided with a plurality of transversely extending slots the forward end portion of said blank of metal being provided with a prong at its upper edge ortion.

3. K shade bracket formed from a single blank of metal having an attaching-barrel formed along one longitudinal edge portion thereof, the opposite edge portion being provided with a longitudinally extending prong, said blank of metal being provided with a plurality of spaced parallel slots, the rear edge portion of said blank being bent upon itself for forming a striking element.

4:. A device of the class described including a body having one edge portion rolled to provide a longitudinally extending sleeve, the forward end of said body being provided with a prong adjacent the upper longitudinal edge of the same, and a plurality of attaching devices carried along the upper edge of said body.

5. A device of the class described comprising a body, an attaching device carried-by said body, said body being provided with a plurality of spaced slots, a prong extending forwardly from thesaid body adjacent the upper. edge of the same and arranged in spaced parallel relation to said attaching device, and a curtain supporting means carried by the upper edge of said body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

. ELLIS H. FURNIGE. 

